A Boeing 777-300ER aircraft performing flight CZ3582 from Shanghai landed smoothly at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 10:58 pm on Dec 31, marking that China Southern Airlines completed its last flight of 2014. During the past 12 months, it has handled 100.76 million passengers, up 9.78%, making it the first Chinese airline that transports more than 100 million passengers in a single year.

China Southern accomplished a total turnover of 19.75 billion tonnes kilometers in 2014, up 13.06% year on year. It also reported a 12.22% increase in cargo volume to 1.43 million tonnes, with 13.5 million safe hours.

China Southern ended the year with a total of 612 aircraft including Airbus A380s, A330s, 777-300ERs, and 787 Dreamliners, ranking the fifth in the world by terms of fleet size. The airline operates 2,000 flights daily heading to over 190 destinations among 40 countries and regions worldwide.

In addition, China Southern registered 14% growth in international passenger volume, owing to the outbound boom and the airline's global expansion. At present, China Southern operates more than 800 cargo and passenger services during winter/spring flight season, connecting to 1,052 destinations among 177 countries and regions via the extensive shared network of SkyTeam Alliance.

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